Is Pa. being taken for granted?

8/28/12 11:03 AM EDT

Gov. Tom Corbett doesn’t have a speaking role at the GOP convention. Neither does Sen. Pat Toomey. Rick Santorum and House challenger Keith Rothfus will address the delegates, but not in prime time.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Early Returns blog notices that maybe this year isn’t Pennsylvania’s moment in the sun.

“I would love to have our governor speak and I would have loved to have had [U.S. Sen.] Pat Toomey speak … but we know what our role is,” said Rob Gleason, chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania isn’t a flashy state, but a hard-working one that doesn’t seek the spotlight, he said.

“Tom [Corbett] is like all of us. We know what we need to do and we’re going to do it without a lot of flourish,” Mr. Gleason said. “Some governors are self-promoters,” but not Mr. Corbett, he said.

“Will [national party leaders] take us for granted? They might,” he said.

On the one hand, as Pennsylvania officials note, the state delegation has a prime center aisle location on the floor. But on the other, if there are any doubts at all about whether your state is a high priority, then it probably isn't.